“Please call your Congress people and demand that they hold Trump accountable for this disaster.”
Letter: Save money by going green
“Believing in climate change is not a precondition for saving money and breathing cleaner air, especially when it is so convenient and easy to do!”
Letter: Downtown hotels should pay living wage
“As real estate prices climb and cost of living goes up and up, the only solution is to pay workers more.”
Play skewers, then unites Asheville’s left and right
“And if that isn’t enough, you’ll also get to see one of your current or former City Council members do stand-up comedy.”
Letter: Frequency trumps later bus hours
“I want to voice support for whose opinion was in the issue two weeks ago that outlined the need for more frequent buses.”
Letter: Climate action should be a priority
“Fortunately, there appears to be a growing realization that a massive, war-like mobilization effort is needed to combat the climate crisis.”
Letter: City shouldn’t force residents to drink fluoridated water
“If you want to use fluoride on your teeth, you have that right. But the city of Asheville has no right to force its residents to ingest and swallow a known neurotoxin that is on the same short list with lead and mercury for its neurotoxic effect on humans.”
Letter: Thank you, veterans, for your service
“To all veterans, I want to say thank you on behalf of our entire organization for your service to our country and for all that you and your loved ones have done to guarantee our freedom and way of life.”
Letter: Don’t forget the women vets
“Aura Home Women Vets is helping homeless women veterans in Western North Carolina and many adjacent states. They can help with rental deposits, connecting women with available resources and have transitional housing to help women get back on their feet.”
Extreme Salamandering
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Scam reinforces beliefs about banks
“This just reinforces the belief that banks only care about themselves and public image as reported in the media.”
House Warming?
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Preventing bears from snacking on your trash
“Come on, all you North Ashevilleans — keep your unadorned trash bins. Put them out within an hour or two of the expected pickup times and spray them inside and out with ammonia.”
Letter: Asheville bus system needs cash infusion
“If we want to solve traffic problems and impact climate change, we need to make transit clean, on time and frequent enough to attract commuters, shoppers and tourists alike.”
Letter: Gospel Jerry is not really gospel
“Climate change is one of the most ridiculous rallying cries of the left lunatics. This doomsday scenario has been pushed on us for 50 years.”
Letter: Lawmakers must adequately fund mental health care
“I urge our lawmakers to adequately fund life-changing mental health care for the good of our society, economy and future.”
Candy B’ar
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: What happens to us in dispute between Mission and Cigna?
“When big corporations get into arguments such as these, I wonder if they remember what’s at stake for the people who pay for their lavish lifestyle? Do they understand the undue worry that they cause families? Do they even care?”
Letter: Take time to advocate for our planet
“If we continue to destroy the Earth, we destroy ourselves. Now is the time to try to effect change.”
Ancient History
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Getting Papers
ASHEVILLE, N.C.